about

Formed in Qingdao in 2004, and having moved to Beijing the following
year to be closer to the center of the Chinese music scene, Demerit
is widely recognized as the best street punk band in China. They play
blazing sets with a ferocious energy that masks the craftsmanship of their music until, during their increasingly popular acoustic shows, it becomes obvious that these guys also write great songs. Unlike a lot of punks, their musical tastes are also fairly wide-ranging, with band members regular attendees, for example, at concerts by Mafeisan, the anarchic wild men of Beijing noise. Their debut “Never say die” was released in mid 2006.

Originally a quartet (vocals, guitar, bass and percussion), the band
recently added a second guitar to fill out their sound and to allow more
guitar experimentation. The result is a very rich, open sound that, while
remaining firmly within the fast-paced tradition of angry street punk, is
capable of beautiful chords and haunting melodies. Not just musicians,
Demerit takes the rebellious spirit of punk very seriously, and they have
cooperated widely with foreign bands touring China as well as with
young new Chinese bands just starting out. They have also planted the
flag of Chinese punk throughout the country during their wide-ranging
tours.

For many of the younger punks they are seen as leaders and guides, but they are clearly at their best when they are on stage, ripping through
their songs while front man Liyang snarls out his lyrics. In September
of 2007 Public Enemy’s bassist and producer Brian Hardgroove, one
of their most hard-core fans, came to China to record their new CD,
returning again in January to finish the recording and to mix and master
the final result. Now with a high quality recording to their name they are
prepared to take on not just all of China but also the world.

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Regardless of my point of view
My barcode reads the same
What's the point in conforming
When slavery is the game

We are not right in having nothing to say
cos silence is the last power we have
what should I do?

D.E.M.E.R.I.T.

Track Name: Fight Your Apathy

Burn your T.V save
Your life from entropy
It's natural to die
But not in this way
The problems that you take
The problems that you make
So the problems you create
Will eat you alive
Fight your apathy
Fight your apathy
Fight your apathy
Fight your apathy

Burn your T.V save
Your life from entropy
It's natural to die
But not in this way
The problems that you take
The problems that you make
So the problems you create
Will eat you alive
Fight your apathy
Fight your apathy
Fight your apathy
Fight your apathy

La la
Fight

Track Name: Bastards of the Nation

Why the fuck am I loyal to you.
We don't wanna be your victim of greed.
Sick of you, no future for us.
How many people die in famine.
No way. No control. Poverty makes us strong.
No way. No control. We can carry on.
Send me to work, send me to war.
Send me to waste my life for you.
Hate for you, no future for us.
We are just bastards of the nation.
No way. No control. Poverty makes us strong.
No way. No control. We can carry on.
So fuck your pretty thoughts.
We don't care about your perfect plans.
So fuck your pretty thoughts.
We still have rebel attitude.
We don't wanna live for you!!!

Track Name: Bye Bye My Country

BYE BYE MY COUNTRY.
BYE BYE MY COUNTRY.
I can decide.
I refuse to stand here
I was born free
And you should refuse to die for them?

I can't believe the red sky.
how much blood has been shed,
in pursuit of freedom?
you can't stop, you kill for greed,
money and pride let your children starve,
is it worth the cost?

BYE BYE MY COUNTRY.
BYE BYE MY COUNTRY.
I can decide.
I refuse to stand here
I was born free
And you should refuse to die for them...

BYE BYE!
BYE BYE!
BYE BYE!
BYE BYE!
BYE BYE MY COUNTRY

Track Name: Live or Die

Live or die
What to live for, what to die for.
Live or die
What to live for, what to die for.

Nobody changes time,
And you have the right to choose your own life.
Your life!
If you lose your faith cause you fear death.
You lose your life.

Don't cheat your own life
Life won't wait. Death can wait

Live or die
What to live for, what to die for.
Live or die
What to live for, what to die for.

Nobody changes time,
And you have the right to choose your own life.
Your life!
If you lose your faith cause you fear death.
You lose your life.

Don't cheat your own life
Life won't wait. Death can wait

We won't stop screaming.
While you become a machine laboring for others,
We are still bleeding for freedom

Live or die

Don't cheat your own life
Death can wait, Life won't wait.

Live or die

Track Name: Beijing is not My Home

Walking alone with my shadow at night.
I am lost among those wonderful stars.
Like the bird, cant find the way.
I'm a lonely boy.
I saw the planes, flying far away.
Which one lands in my hometown.
Like the bird, cant find the way .
In the lonely sky .
BEIJING's not my home.
BEIJING's not my home.
Oh mama,mama.
Tell me where can I sleep tonight.

Walking alone with my shadow at night.
I am lost among those wonderful stars.
Like the bird, cant find the way.
I'm a lonely boy.
I saw the planes, flying far away.
Which one lands in my hometown.
Like the bird, cant find the way .
In the lonely sky .
BEIJING's not my home.
BEIJING's not my home.
Oh mama,mama.
Tell me where can I sleep tonight.

Sign up and die today
Is what the slogans should say
Live by the sword die by the sword

March off and earn your place
Rotting dead like the rest in the earth
Live by the sword die by the sword

Violence and control maintained
By greed they kill we pay the bills

Violence and control maintained
By greed they kill we pay the bills

The World has become a battle field
Games for the rich death for the poor

The World has become a battle field

Track Name: T.Z. Generation

Let's have a party in an abandon house
No more sadness，no more tears
We're gonna stand up for our freedom
Let's have a drink，on a rainy summer night
Ghetto for me ghetto for you
We're gonna stand up for our freedom